Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it

I don't know how government is in Greece, so I'm just going with "self-evident truth" here. America's Founding Fathers noted that democracy-unchecked was liable to devolve into 'mob-ocracy'---and 'election by popular vote' seems to have done just that. (That's the main reason I'm not watching the Presidential debate right now---because Presidential debates should be more-appropriately called 'mob-gathering exercises' ... as seen in Robin Williams' Man of the Year.) But the 'self-evident truth' BEHIND 'election by popular vote' is that each person knows what's right. That's why soldiers are trained to follow orders without question: because their commanders have a good purpose in mind, but require the soldiers to do a lot of things that seem wrong. The only power most leaders today have (by themselves) is the power of media---the power to promote their intentions & suggestions etc. The true power remains in every citizen's hands to either conform or refuse.

So the big spender is gone, now people in your country begin to embrace Neo-nazi party as new beginning for Greece. It seem like they already forgotten the pain from the past and want to relive the same thing all over again AFTER 70 years. It definitely is a bad choice Greek choose to have the same political party that left Germany in the world history book of shame .

Hello kostas. The thing is is people want something for nothing. They want the government to give it to them. As a whole they don't stop to thing about where these things come from.Nor do they care. In my country we are getting ready for Presidential elections soon. One woman is telling every one to vote for Obama because he gave her a free phone. I don't know what the neo-nazis are telling your people but From what I see on the news here Your country is n big trouble because the people don't like the idea of cutting back on the state spending. My own country is getting in the same kind of trouble. We want a bigger government and for that government to take care of us. If we continue down that rout we will lose too many freedoms and I think that that is where your country is at now. Obama really hasn't done any thing good for our country but the people love him because he is a very persuasive speaker. Until we have lived trough some thing like your country did in the past the younger generation doesn't belive how bad it can be.

I watched a documentary afew nights ago about a scrapbook that was found during the war with the nazi's that showed the head men and doctors who did the vile operations and such on women back then. This scrapbook is one way they identified the men who had done these vile acts and were brought to justice. I certainly hope they don't get any of that going again. I just forbid it!!

ya for sure,history repeats itself so we have to make sure that we learn or end up in the losing side at the end of the day

I don't understand it either although I can understand that the neo nazi party appeals to people who have had a bad experience because of immigration. Some areas of Athens are no-go areas now since so many illegal immigrants have settled there and made a central area of the city dangerous. I cannot understand how they forget so soon the horrors that the Nazis brought upon Europe or the lives that were lost. I can only hope that there are many others like you, Kostas, who talk to their parents and their grandparents about what what happens when Nazis have power. Greece is not alone in this, the UK also has many immigrants from Europe and with jobs scarce no one wants people coming in and taking their jobs. People look at solving one problem not realizing the countless other problems this will cause to arise. The pressure of so many extra people on homes, jobs, medical services etc. is bound to cause resentment and if governments do not take action this can only get worse, and who knows where it will lead. We should spare a thought for the legal immigrants however, many of whom have settled down, work hard and are bringing up their children in their new adopted culture.

I am sorry about the situation in your country. But it seems that we, human beings, are not capable of learning from our mistakes. It happens in politics, but it also happens in the family, at work, everywhere. WE are destroying our planet and we keep on doing. We are greedy and egoistic. And, worse of all, we are poud of it.